Pressing-board and holder.



J. R. ANDERSON.

PRESSING BOARD AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.4. 1916,

1,228,869, Patented June 5,1917.

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PRESSING-BO'ABD AND HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Junefi, 1917.

Application filed August 4, 1916. Serial No. 113,052.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN R. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing- Boardsand Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a pressing board and holder therefor and hasfor its object the provision of a device of simple and rela tivelyinexpensive construction whereby the pressing of garment seams and thelike is facilitated.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an adjustableholder or sup port for a variety of different forms of pressing boardswhich may be easily attached to and detached from said holder.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will be apparentas it isbetter understood by reference to the following specification when readin connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferredembodiment thereof, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of theholder with a pressing board supported thereon;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1 with thepressing board differently arranged, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the structure illustrated in Fig.2.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a table having a projecting edge2. The table forms no part of my invention and may be .of any suitableor ordinary construction,

serving only as a means to which the holder is secured.

The holder comprises a clamp 3 embracing the edge 2 and provided with ascrew 4 having a foot 5 at one end to engage the inside surface of theedge 2 and an operating member 6 at the other end. A yoke 7 is pivotallymounted on a pintle 8 depending from'the upper arm of the clamp 3 and isprovided with a foot 9 which rests upon the upper surface of the table.

The upper and lower edges 10 and 11 of the opening formed in the yoke 7are arranged to engage the upper and lower surface of an extension 12 ofthe sleeve board 13, which, as illustrated in the drawing, issubstantially square in cross section and shaped to form an arc of acircle' Various curved shapes may obviously be employed,

the object being to provide a board which conforms, substantially tocurved garment seams so that such seams may be readily pressed. Twopositions of the ironing board 13 are illustrated, Fig. 1 showing theironing board curving upwardly and Fig. 2 showing it curving laterally.The ironing board 13 may be quickly released from the yoke 7 andarranged in either position to conform to the character of the work tobe performed. When pressure is applied to the ironing board theextension 12 is securely gripped by the edges 10 and 11 of the openingin the yoke 7. i

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated in dotted lines a different form of ironingboard 14: which may replace the ironing board 13 and it is to beunderstood that I contemplate the use of a Variety of forms of ironingboards each provided with an extension similar to the extension 12 andeach of which is quickly attachable to and detachable from the yoke 7and adapted to be selectively employed by the operator.

By operating the screw 4 the yoke 7 may be released and swung in an arcof 180 and securely locked in the desired position which allows theoperator to work most effectively. When not in use the entire device maybe detached from the table and stored in a small space for future use.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have perfected a devicewhich is simple and compact in construction and which is adapted toincrease the efiiciency of the operator by reason of the ease with whichhe can perform the operations of pressing various portions of a garmentrequiring boards of different shapes. The ironing board 13 is peculiarlyadapted to the purpose of performing the hitherto dif ficult operationof pressing curved seams.

It will be further apparent that various changes may be made in theform, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing any of the materialadvantages thereof, the form of the invention heretofore described beingmerely the preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising in combination aclamp, a yoke having an opening therein and a foot pivotally mounted insaid clamp and adapted to be secured thereby in engagement with a suit-1 able support, and an ironing board having an extension adapted to beremovably disposed in said opening, the top and bottom edges of saidopening being spaced longitudinally of said extension.

2. A device of the. character described comprising a yoke having anopening therein, means for securing said yoke to a support, a pivotedconnection between said .yoke

and means, and an ironing board having an 10 extension adapted to beremov'ably disposed in said opening, the top and bottom edges of saidopening being spaced longitudinally of said extension.

JOHN R. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

ERIC LARSON, J. F. OHRBERG.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

